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Welcome to your first day of Summer School! 🎓
Lesson 1 of 3: Essential Shoulders
Today's lesson explores one of the most fascinating relationships in the body: your breath and your shoulders
Instead of memorizing cues or chasing the "perfect" overhead position, we'll look at how understanding shoulder anatomy and the relationship with the breath can help you make better teaching decisions for the unique bodies in front of you.
👇 Watch today's lesson below. It's a clip from Modern Yoga Essentials, our 10-hour anatomy course for yoga teachers and curious movers.
The workbook and homework is below the video!
✏️ Today's Homework
Take a moment to explore this breathing practice in your own body. Then open today's workbook for reflection prompts + teaching notes. Because anatomy is great… but feeling it in your own body is where the magic happens.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the class materials/workbook.
📚 Class Materials
Bring the shoulder lessons to life with teaching notes, reflection prompts + a class blueprint.
Tomorrow's Lesson: Essential Hips
We'll explore one of the biggest misconceptions in yoga—that everyone should move the same way. Discover how understanding hip anatomy can completely change the way you approach flexibility, mobility, and teaching.
See you tomorrow!
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Today's lesson is just one small piece of Modern Yoga Essentials 10 hour applied anatomy course.
Continue the full curriculum with over 10 hours of anatomy-informed education during our annual Summer School Sale now to Monday, July 20.